...which has now become bronchitis. Yay. Our brief vacation was nice and relaxing and it was great to see all the people we've missed. Unfortunately, I got a sore throat Tuesday morning and, despite drinking many nasty doses of Airborne to try to ward off getting sick (it was cheaper than Zicam so I thought I'd try it first) I got to find out it's really only effective for colds. By Wednesday night I had the classic flu symptoms - fever, aches, chest congestion, and - weirdly enough - I found out that the fact that it hurt to move my eyes was also a symptom.

Thursday was spent at home - literally not leaving the house. By Friday I felt like I needed to go into work so I hauled myself up. I did research on the modern day Physician's Desk Reference, WebMD and found out that while my flu symptoms were subsiding, the reason I still felt like crap was likely bronchitis. No, I haven't gone to the doctor because - hey - no health insurance yet. And also, according to WebMD 90% or cases are viral and take 2-3 weeks to get over and aside from antibiotics for the bacterial cases the only other thing prescribed by doctors are inhalers, which I already have.

So now it's lots of sleep, humidifier packed with misting medicine, "Chest Congestion" Tylenol, NyQuil, and tons of liquids. And hopefully I'm back to normal in a week and a half. Yes - this seriously sucks. It's the sickest I've been in at least 2 years. Bleh. |